Publications


Books

—:   2023. and Clements, A.D., Cook, C.C.H., eds. Human Connection as a Treatment for Addiction. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA.

—:   2021. and Lewis, A. J., Galbally, M., Schindler, A., eds. Addiction and Attachment. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA.

—:   2010. Seelenfinsternis? Struktur und Inhalt der Gottesbeziehung im klinisch-psychiatrischen Feld [Soul Darkness? Structure and Content of God Relationship in the Clinical-Psychiatric Field]. Münster: Waxmann.

—:   2007. Spiritualität und psychische Gesundheit: Glaube als Ressource in der Krankheitsverarbeitung [Spirituality and Mental Health: Religious Belief as a Resource in Coping with Illness]. Saarbrücken: Verlag Dr. Müller.

—:   2006. Spiritualität und Sucht: Glaube als Ressource in der Alkoholismustherapie [Spirituality and Addiction: Religious Belief as a Resource for Alcoholism Therapy]. Saarbrücken: Verlag Dr. Müller.


Articles in Refereed Journals and Edited Volumes

—:   et al. 2024. "Is there an affective neuroscience of spirituality? The development and validation of the OCEANic feelings scale." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18:1329226.

—:   et al. 2024. "Anxious and depressive symptoms mediate the influence of sleep quality on suicidality in young adults." Frontiers in Public Health, 12:1322069.

—:   et al. 2024. "Primäremotionen und Bindung bei psychischer Erkrankung [Primary emotions and attachment in mental disorder]." Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, 70.

—:   et al. 2024. et al. "Is there an affective neuroscience of spirituality? The development and validation of the OCEANic feelings scale." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18:1329226.

—:   et al. 2023. "Prevalence of Personality Disorders in Adults with Binge-Eating Disorders - a Bayesian Meta-analysis." Obesity Reviews, e13669.

—:   et al. 2023. "Effect of Yoga Involvement on Mental Health in Times of Crisis: A Cross-sectional Study." In: Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1096848.

—:   et al. 2023. "Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being 18 Item Version (MI-RSWB-18)." In: Personality and Individual Differences, 209, 112213.

—:   et al. 2023.  "Effects of Metabolic Syndrome on Stress Coping Strategies in Individuals with Depressive Disorder:" In: Metabolites, 13, 652.

—:   2023. "The Multidimensional Measurement of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being: Recent Developments in Scale Validation and Clinical Applications." Religions, 14 (7), 1–14.

—:   et al. 2023. "Psychophysiological Stress Response After a 6-week Mindful Self-Compassion Training in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Inpatients: A Randomized Post-test Only Study." Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1098122.

—:   et al. 2023. "The German Version of the Brief Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales including a LUST Scale (BANPS–GL)." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1213156.

—:   et al. 2023. "On the Trail of Sisyphus - Addiction as an Existential Neurosis?" Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1243792.

—:   et al. 2022. "The Swedish Version of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being - Part II: Development of a Four-Field Typology." In: Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1029101.

—:   et al. 2022. "Eating Habits and Eating Disorder associated Behaviour in Bipolar Disorder". In: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 210 (12), 930–934.

—:   et al. 2022. "Editorial: Human Connection as a Treatment for Addiction." In: Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 964671.

—:   et al. 2022. "Effects of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity on Suicidality in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder." In: Journal of Affective Disorders, 311, 1–7.

—:   et al. 2022. "The Affective Neuroscience of Sexuali-ty: Development of a LUST Scale." In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16, 853706.

—:   et al. 2022. "Attachment Styles, Personality Organization and Substance Use as Predictors of Emotion Regulation Strategies 'Suppression' and 'Reappraisal' in Young Adults." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 786045.

—:   et al. 2021. "Erste Vergleichswerte und faktorielle Struktur des Fragebogens zur Erfassung von seelischem Schmerz nach traumatischen Ereignissen (FESSTE-30) [Questionnaire for Assessment of Mental Pain after Traumatic Events (FESSTE-30): Preliminary Standard Values and Factorial Structure]." In: Fortschritte der Neurologie – Psychiatrie

—:   et al. 2021. "Attachment and Therapeutic Alliance in Substance Use Disorders: Initial Findings for Treatment in the Therapeutic Community." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 730876.

—:   et al. 2021. "The Swedish Version of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being: First Results From Swedish Students." Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 783761.

—:   et. al. 2021. "Religiös-spirituelles Befinden und Abhängigkeit bei polytoxikomanen Patienten [Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and substance dependence in poly-toxicomanic patients]." Sucht, 67 (3): 143–150.

—:   and K. Flenreiss-Frankl, J. Fuchshuber. 2021. "The Development of a Multidimensional Inventory for the Assessment of Mental Pain (FESSTE 30)." Frontiers in Psychology.

—:   et al. 2021. "Kreativität und Psychopathologie. Ein Überblick [Creativity and Psychopathology. A Review]." Rausch, 1/2: 101–109.

—:   and K. Flenreiss-Frankl & J. Fuchshuber. 2021. "Die Beziehung zwischen Trauma, Traumafolgen und Persönlichkeitsstruktur: Eine Mediationsanalyse [The relationship between trauma, consequences of trauma and personality structure: A mediation analysis]." Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie.

—:   and J. Fuchshuber. 2021. "'Test Your Spirituality in One Minute or Less': Structural Validity of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being Short Version (MI-RSWB 12)." In: Frontiers in Psychology.

—:   et al. 2020. "Editorial: Addiction and Attachment." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11.

—:   et al. 2020. "Lower Cognitive Reappraisal Capacity is Related to Impairments in Attachment and Personality Structure in Poly-Drug Use: An fMRI Study." In: Brain Imaging and Behavior.

—:   et al. 2020. "Decreased Attachment-Related Oxytocin Reactivity in Poly-drug Users Undergoing Maintenance Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry.

—:   and G. Leon. 2020. "The Therapeutic Community: A Unique Social Psychological Approach to the Treatment of Addictions and Related Disorders." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11.

—:   et. al. 2020. "The Relationship between Skin Shame, Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Psoriasis: A Pilot Study." In: Acta Dermato-Venerologica (2020).

—:   and J. Fuchshuber. 2020. "Childhood Trauma, Personality and Substance Use Disorder: The Development of a Neuropsychoanalytic Addiction Model." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry.

—:   et al. 2020. "Pinpointing Neural Correlates of Attachment in Poly-drug Use: A Controlled Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study." In: Frontiers in Neuroscience.

—:   et al. 2020. "Facets of Shame are Differently Expressed in Dermatological Disease: A Prospective Observational Study." In: British Journal of Dermatology.

—:   et al. 2020. "The Relationship Between Existential Well-Being and Mood-Related Psychiatric Burden in Indian Young Adults with Attachment Deficits: A Cross Cultural Validation Study." In: BMC Psychology 8.21.

—:   et al. 2019. "Psychobiology of Attachment and Trauma – Some General Remarks From a Clinical Perspective." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry (Special Issue on Addiction and Attachment), 10, 914.

—:   et al. 2019. "The Influence of Attachment Styles and Personality Organization on Emotional Functioning after Childhood Trauma." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry (Special Issue on Addiction and Attachment).

—:   et al. 2019. "Do Primary Emotions Predict Psychopathological Symptoms? A Multigroup Path Analysis." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry (Special Issue on Addiction and Attachment).

—:   et al. 2019. "Suicide and Personality Traits: A Multicentre Study of Austrian and Italian Psychiatry Patients and Students." In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

—:   and A. Kimmerle. 2019. "Die Rolle der Spiritualität in der Behandlung von Suchterkrankungen: Ein systematischer Überblick [The Role of Spirituality in Addiction Treatment: A Systematic Review]." In: Neurotransmitter 30 (0-1): 29–34.

—:   and M. Hiebler-Ragger. 2019. "Addiction as an Attachment Disorder: A Review of Results, Conceptual Issues and Clinical Implications in Poly Drug Use Disorder." In: Frontiers in Psychiatry.

—:   et al. 2019. "Validation of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious Spiritual Well-Being with Iranian Samples." In: Mental Health, Religion & Culture.

—:   et al. 2019. "Influence of Spiritual Dimensions on Suicide Risk: The Role of Regional Differences." In: Archives of Suicide Research.

—:   et al. 2019. "The Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Clinical Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Clinical Trial." In: Mindfulness.

—:   et al. 2019. "Sense of Coherence is Linked to Post-Traumatic Growth after Critical Incidents in Austrian Ambulance Personnel." In: BMC Psychiatry, 19.89, 2019: 1–11.

—:   et al. 2018. "Depressive Symptoms and Addictive Behaviors in Young Adults After Childhood Trauma: The Mediating Role of Personality Organization and Despair." In: Frontiers in Psychology 9.

—:   et al. 2018. "Personality Influences the Relationship Between Primary Emotions and Religious/Spiritual Well-Being." In: Frontiers in Psychology, 9.

—:   et al. 2018. "Increased Attachment Security Related to Early Therapy Drop-Out in Substance Use Disorders." In: BMC Research Notes, 11.

—:   2017. "Functional and Dysfunctional Religious/Spiritual Beliefs in Psychotic Disorders." In H. F. Angel, L. Oviedo, R. Paloutzian, R. Seitz, and A. Runehov, eds. Process of Believing, The Acquisition, Maintenance, and Change in Creditions. New York: Springer (forthcoming).

—:   et al. 2017. "Addiction as an Attachment Disorder: White Matter Impairment is Linked to Increased Negative Affective States in Poly Drug Use." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11: doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00208.

—:   et al. 2017. "Der Einfluss spiritueller Übungen im Sinne der ignatianischen Lehre auf das religiös-spirituelle Wohlbefinden dermatologischer Patienten und Patientinnen [The impact of Ignatian spiritual exercises on the religious-spiritual well-being of dermatological patients]." Spiritual Caredoi.org/10.1515/spircare-2016-0227.

—:   2016. "Sucht als Bindungsstörung: Eine bio-psycho-sozio-spirituelle Perspektive [Addiction as Attachment Disorder. A bio-psycho-socio-spiritual perspective]." Spiritual Care, 6 (1): 99–102.

—:   et al. 2016. "Insecure Attachment Styles and Increased Borderline Pathology in Substance Use Disorders." Psychopathology, 49 (5): 341–344.

—:   et al. 2016. "Spirituality and Mood Pathology in Severe Skin Conditions: A Prospective Observational Study." Archives of Dermatological Research, 14 (7): 521–525.

—:   et al. 2016. "Facets of Spirituality Diminish the Positive Relationship between Insecure Attachment and Mood Pathology in Young Adults." PLOS ONE, 11 (6), e0158069.

—:   and L. Gaiswinkler. 2016. "The Relationship between Yoga Involvement, Mindfulness and Psychological Well-being." Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 26: 123–127.

—:   et al. 2016. "Vulnerable Dark Triad Personality Facets are Associated with Religious Fundamentalist Tendencies." Psychopathology, 49 (1): 47–52.

—:   et al. 2016. "The Validation of a Spanish Version of the Multidimensional Inventory of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being in Mexican College Students." The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 19 E3, online.

—:   et al. 2016. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being in Relation to Personality and Stress Coping: Initial results from Bosnian Young Adults." Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 18 (1): 43–54.

—:   et al. 2016. "The Influence of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being on Quality of Life in Dermatologic Disease." British Journal of Dermatology, 174 (6): 1380–1383. 

—:   et al. 2016. "White Matter integrity in Polydrug Users in Relation to Attachment and Personality: A Controlled Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study." Brain Imaging and Behavior, published online: DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9475-4.

—:   et al. 2016. "EEG Neurofeedback Effects in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa." Eating Disorders. The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 24 (4): 375–384.

—:   et al. 2016. "Problematisches Internetnutzungsverhalten (PIN) – Eine Übersicht zu Messinstrumenten und Risikofaktoren [Problematic internet use (PIN) – a review of assessment questionnaires and risk factors]." Neuropsychiatrie, 30 (1): 2-9.

—:   et al. 2015. "Die Beziehung zwischen Yoga Immersion, psychologischem Wohlbefinden und psychiatrischer Symptomatik [The relationship between Yoga Immersion, psychological well-being and psychiatric symptoms]." Neuropsychiatrie, 29 (1): 29–35.

—:   et al. 2015. "Spiritualität bei schizophrenen Erkrankungen [Spirituality in Schizophrenic Diseases]." Nervenarzt, 86: 359–366.

—:   et al. 2015. "Der Einsatz von Neurofeedback bei Anorexia Nervosa – ein Fallbeispiel [Neurofeedback in the treatment of anorexia nervosa – a case report]." Fortschritte der Neurologie – Psychiatrie, 84: 88–95.

—:   et al. 2015. "Biologische Grundlagen des Problematischen Internetnutzungsverhaltens (PIN) und therapeutische Implikationen [Biological basis of problematic internet use (PIN) and therapeutic implications]." Neuropsychiatrie, 29 (4): 157–162.

—:   et al. 2015. "The Effectiveness of Visual Short-Time Neurofeedback on Brain Activity and Clinical Characteristics in Alcohol Use Disorders Practical Issues and Results." Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 47 (3): 188–195.

—:   et al. 2015. "Spirituelles Wohlbefinden und Coping bei Sklerodermie, Lupus erythematodes und malignem Melanom [Spiritual Well-being and Coping in systemic scleroris, lupus erythematodus and malignant melanoma]." Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 14 (7): 717–729.

—:   et al. 2015. "The Relation Between Different Facets of Creativity and the Dark Side of Personality." Creativity Research Journal, 28 (1): 60–66.

—:   2015. "Braucht die Suchtbehandlung eine spirituelle Dimension? [Is there a need for a spiritual dimension in addiction care?]." In: A. Giebel, U. Lilie, M. Utsch, D. Wentzek, and T. Wessel, eds. Geistesgegenwärtig beraten: Existenzielle Kommunikation, Spiritualität und Selbstsorge in der Beratung Seelsorge und Suchthilfe, Neukirchen: Neukirchener Theologie, 177–185.

—:   et al. 2014. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being, Personality & Mental Health: Initial results from Italian college students." Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 36 (3): 368–385.

—:   and A. Lewis. 2014. "The Janus Face of Schizotypy: Enhanced Spiritual Connection or Existential Despair?" Psychiatry Research, 220 (1): 233–236.

—:   et al. 2014. "Religiös/Spirituelles Befinden bei psychisch Kranken III: Erste Ergebnisse einer Körper-zentrierten Achtsamkeitsmeditation in der stationären Rehabilitation [Religious/spiritual well-being in mentally ill persons III: First results of a body-centered awareness meditation for in-patient rehabilitation]." Neuropsychiatrie, 28 (3): 114–120.

—:   et al. 2014. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and the Dark Triad of Personality." Psychopathology, 47: 297–302.

—:   2014. "Braucht die Suchttherapie eine spirituelle Dimension?" Spiritual Care, 1: 28–35.

—:   and A. J. Lewis, A. Fink. 2014. "Religious/spiritual Well-Being, Personality and Mental Health: A Review of Results and Conceptual Issues." Journal of Religion and Health, 53 (2): 382–392.

—:   and J. L. Chen, J. H. Gruzelier. 2014. "EEG-Neurofeedback and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a case of Adolescent Anhedonia with Substance Misuse: Mood/theta Relations." International Journal of Psychophysiology, 93 (1): 84–95.

—:   et al. 2014. "Creativity and Psychopathology: Are there Similar Mental Processes Involved in Creativity and in Psychosis-Proneness?" Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 1–4.

—:   et al. 2014. "Motivational Processing of Food Cues in Anorexia Nervosa: A Pilot Study." Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 19 (2): 169–175.

—:   and A. J. Lewis, J. H. Gruzelier. 2013. "EEG-Neurofeedback in Psychodynamic Treatment of Substance Dependence." Frontiers in Psychology, 4: 692.

—:   and H. P. Kapfhammer. 2013. "Religiös/Spirituelles Befinden bei psychisch Kranken II: Die Entwicklung einer Kurzskala und Vergleichswerte von klinisch-psychiatrischen Gruppen und gesunden Kontrollpersonen [Religious/spiritual well-being in mentally ill persons II: The development of a short scale and comparison scores for clinical psychiatric groups and healthy controls]." Neuropsychiatrie, 28 (2): 49–55.

—:   et al. 2013. "Religious/Spiritual Well-Being, Coping Styles, and Personality Dimensions in People With Substance Use Disorders." International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 23 (3): 204–213.

—:   et al. 2013. "Religiös/Spirituelles Befinden bei psychisch Kranken: Ängstlich/Depressive und Suchtkranke im Vergleich zu gesunden Kontrollpersonen [Religious/spiritual well-being in mentally ill persons: a comparison of anxious/depressives, addicts and healthy controls]." Neuropsychiatrie, 27 (4): 172–179.

—:   and A. Fink. 2013. "Das Multidimensionale Inventar zum religiös-spirituellen Befinden (MI-RSB): Normwerte für die österreichische Allgemeinbevölkerung [The Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB): Norm values for the Austrian general population]." Diagnostica, 1: 33–44.

—:   and N. Lackner, A. Neubauer. 2013. "Differences in Big Five Personality Traits Between Alcohol and Polydrug Abusers: Implications for Treatment in the Therapeutic Community." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 11 (6): 682–692.

—:   et al. 2013. "Kreativität bei Drogenkonsumierenden, Drogenabhängigen und Drogenentwöhnten [Creativity in cannabis-users and in drug addicts in maintenance treatment and in rehabilitation]." Neuropsychiatrie, 45 (2): 2–10.

—:   2013. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and the Psychotic Experience: Empirical Results and Perspectives." In: J. Gale, M. Robson, and G. Rapsomatioti, eds. Insanity and Divinity: Studies in Psychosis and Spirituality, East Soussex: Routledge, 177–193.

—:   et al. 2012. "'Spiritus contra Spiritum?' Spiritual Well-Being And Depression among Male Alcohol Dependents in Treatment." Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 30: 47–56.

—:   et al. 2012. "The English version of the Multidimensional Inventory  for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (MI-RSWB-E): First results from British college students." Religions, Special Issue: Measures of Religiosity/Spirituality, 3: 588–599.

—:   et al. 2012. "Soul Darkness? Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being Among Mood Disordered In-Patients Compared to Healthy Controls." Psychopathology, 45: 310–316.

—:   et al. 2012. "Creativity: Genius, Madness or a Combination of Both?" Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 6: 11–18.

—:   et al. 2011. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and Schizotypal Personality." Personality and Individual Differences, 51: 360–364.

—:   et al. 2011. "Different Types of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being in Relation to Personality and Psychological Well-Being." International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 2: 1–12.

—:   and G. Bitzer-Gavornik. 2011. "Karate-Do und Resilienz/Kohärenz als Ausdruck psychischer Gesundheit [Karate-Do and resilience/coherence as an expression of mental health]." In: M. von Saldern, ed. Die Meisterung des Ichs: Budo zur Gewaltprävention? Norderstedt: Books on Demand, 59–80.

—:   2011. "Religion und Suchterkrankungen [Religion and addictive diseases]." In: C. Klein, H. Berth, and F. Balck, eds. Gesundheit - Religion - Spiritualität. Konzepte, Befunde und Erklärungsansätze, Weinheim: Juventa, 148–157.

—:   et al. 2010. "Dimensions of Religious/Spiritual Well-Being and its relation to Personality and Psychological Well-Being." Personality and Individual Differences, 49: 192–197.

—:   et al. 2010. "MI-RSB 48: Die Entwicklung eines multidimensionalen Inventars zum religiös-spirituellen Befinden [The Development of a Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being]." Diagnostica, 2: 82–93.

—:   et al. 2010. "Spiritualität & Sucht: Struktur und Inhalt der Gottesbeziehung von Abhängigen im Vergleich zu allgemein- psychiatrischen Patienten und gesunden Kontrollpersonen [Spirituality & Addiction: Structure and content of spirituality of addicts compared to general psychiatric patients and healthy controls]." Wiener Zeitschrift für Suchtforschung, 33: 29–36.

—:   et al. 2010. "Insulin and Hippocampus Activation in Response to Images of High-Calorie Food in Adolescent Obesity." Obesity, 18 (8): 1552–1557.

—:   und K. H. Ladenhauf. 2010. "Religiosität und Spiritualität im Krankheitsprozess." In: W. Schaupp and H.-W. Ruckenbauer, eds. Macht Religion gesund? Christliches Heilsangebot und Wellness-Kultur. Innsbruck: Tyrolia.

—:   2010. "Die Relevanz religionspsychologischer Ergebnisse für die Pastoralpsychologie: Zusammenfassende Darstellung eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts." In: M. E. Aigner, R. Bucher, I. Hable, and H.-W. Ruckenbauer, eds. Räume des Aufatmens: Pastoralpsychologie im Risiko der Anerkennung. Festschrift zu Ehren von Karl-Heinz Ladenhauf, Wien: Lit-Verlag, 291–301.

—:   and K. H. Ladenhauf. 2008. "Religiös-spirituelles Befinden im Kontext seelischer Gesundheit und Krankheitsverarbeitung: Ergebnisse eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts [Religious/Spiritual Well-being in th Context of Mental Health and Coping with Illness: Results of an interdisciplinary rese arch project]." Psychologie in Österreich, 28 (1): 54–61.

—:   2008. "Spiritualität und psychische Erkrankung. Erste Ergebnisse eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts zwischen Pastoraltheologie, Psychiatrie und Klinischer Psychologie [Spirituality & Mental Illness. First Results of an Interdisciplinary Research Project between Pastoral theology, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology]." In: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ed. Erstausgabe – Veröffentlichungen junger WissenschaftlerInnen an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 135–148.

—:   2005. "Spiritualität als Forschungsgegenstand der klinischen Religionspsychologie." In: M. Glawischnik-Goschnik, H. Hohenberger, and W. Pieringer, eds. "Heil werden" – Spiritualität im Krankenhaus: Texte; Tagungsband, 15–17.